Panchayat suspends water supply to ward
Women from various SHGs from Thiruthervalai village in R S Mangalam panchayat union came to the Ramanathapuram district collectorate and submitted a petition.
View ArticleHigh time action is taken against ill-equipped medical colleges: HC
"There is a mushroom growth of ill-equipped medical institutions across the county, which are playing with the lives of the people.
View ArticleFlyover construction work in Madurai gaining momentum
The construction work on the proposed flyovers at the busy Goripalayam and Kalavasal junctions will begin shortly.
View ArticleStop all trains at Kudal Nagar station, urge rail users
Just two km away from the buzzing Madurai Junction railway station, lies, another quiet station that does not witness much activity as only a handful of passenger trains and a lone express train halts...
View ArticleRestrictions force wick making villagers seek alternate employment
Ondipulinayakkanur near Sankaralingapuram was in the news last month when an accident in one of the illegal wick manufacturing units killed six people, including two minors.
View ArticleNo laptops disbursed, students protest
Over the last few days Madurai and other southern districts have been witnessing a sudden spurt in protests by students over the distribution of free laptops.
View ArticleTrainee nurse's death: Madras HC seeks second opinion on postmortem report
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday directed the dean of the Government Rajaji Hospital here to constitute a committee to give a second opinion on the postmortem on the body of a...
View ArticleEcological park in Courtallam getting facelift for show
The eco park at Courtallam is gearing up for the upcoming ‘horticultural show’ to be held as part of the ‘saral vizha’ on July 27 and the entire park is getting spruced up with preparation of flower...
View ArticleCoast guard rescues Indian fishing boat in distress
The Indian Coast Guard saved a fishing boat and its crew stranded in high seas after it developed a technical snag in mid-sea while in another instance it repatriated eight Sri Lankan fishing boats...
View ArticleHigh court bench carries out green drive on its 11th year
Sapling of plants, free medical health check-up and eye camps marked the commemoration of the 11th year of the Madras high court Madurai bench on Thursday.
View ArticleWi-Fi access at Madurai railway station soon
If everything goes as per plan, passengers at the Madurai Junction station can soon experience Wi-Fi experience on the premises while waiting for their trains.
View ArticleGovernment taking all efforts to bring back priest, Sushma tells family
Family members of abducted Jesuit priest from Sivaganga Fr Alexis Prem Kumar who met Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Thursday evening said that they were assured that the...
View ArticleHC orders notice to officials on PIL against AIADMK councillor
The Madras High Court Bench has ordered issue of a notice to the authorities cocerned in response to a PIL alleging that construction of a community hall was for personal gain of a ruling party councilor.
View ArticleIllegal structures flourish in Kodaikanal unmindful of the lurking danger
The recent building collapse incident that took place at Moulivakkam in Chennai claiming 61 lives has had no effect on illegal constructions in Kodaikanal hills as they continue to come up due to lack...
View ArticleRing-like formation in sky seizes temple Madurai's attention
Hundreds of city residents were transfixed by an unusual phenomenon around noon on Friday. People in homes, roads and in other places were found curiously looking at a wide ring-like formation around...
View ArticleAir Costa’s second flight between Madurai-Chennai
After commencing their first service between Madurai – Chennai recently, Air Costa has announced that it would commence operations of the second flight from Madurai to Chennai starting from August 6.
View ArticlePower shutdown on July 30
Due to monthly maintenance works scheduled in Melur 110/11 KV substation on July 30, power supply will be suspended to few areas surrounding Melur fed by this sub-station.
View ArticleBail refused to suspected maoist languishing in Madurai jail for a year
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday denied bail to suspected maoist M Balamurugan who has been lodged at the Madurai Central prison for one year, after the ‘Q’ branch police strongly...
View ArticleBomb threat to Meenakshi temple, cops hunt for caller
A hoax bomb threat to Meenakshi Amman temple created a flutter in the temple and put the police on their toes on Saturday evening.
View ArticleCB-CID to probe ATM fraud committed by cops
Pulling up the city police for acting in a callous manner on a complaint by a private bank employee who was kidnapped, assaulted and robbed by three armed reserve police personnel, the Madurai bench of...
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